This is my 19 week old chicken. She is an EE, and did have a small beard. Today I noticed that nearly all her beard feathers and some neck feathers are missing. This has happened within the last two or three days. I also noticed her ears have turned colors as well. I only have one other...
Could anyone explain this behavior to me? It seems mean to me. The chicken on the bottom is the head hen, so I don't know why she is putting up with it. Could she be sick?
So I was worried my chicks had cocci (one out of my two really), because I saw a questionable poo, (which wasn't the typical bloody cocci poo). I went and got corid, and started both chicks on it tonight. I then realized they they don't like their new food, and I don't think they've eaten much...
I just found this on my 13 day old chicks rear end. I originally thought blood, but it looks more tissuey. She are her first two small worms today, and has had grit in good for about a week. Please help. No feed stores are open until tomorrow.
I never figured I would need to sign up for a chicken forum, but here I am lol. I have had my 3 Amaraucana chicks for 3 days now. I look forward to them getting older (I'm a paranoid wreck over temperatures right now), and I also can't wait for them to reward all my hard work with some tasty...